tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post4323392033719438340..comments2023-08-23T08:27:08.039-04:00Comments on UU A Way Of Life: Kurt Vonnegut, the UU prophet of planetary collapse induced by human greed - Player PianoDavid G. Markhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336565533124142690noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-50810090347842089502012-05-09T13:03:32.028-04:002012-05-09T13:03:32.028-04:00Well I for one still get a Big Fat U*U Chuckle out...Well I for one still get a Big Fat U*U Chuckle out of the fact that former CUC Executive Director Mary Bennett so <a href="http://cuc.ca/archive/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/MarySR_Dec03.pdf" rel="nofollow">unilaterally decided</a> to insert <a href="http://emersonavenger.blogspot.ca/2007/05/famous-uu-kurt-vonnegut-jrs-picture-of.html" rel="nofollow">Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s "picture of an asshole"</a> from 'Breakfast Of Champions' between the two Us of Unitarian Universalism in a deeply misguided effort to symbolize the self-professed "inclusiveness" of what is now known as The U*U Movement. . . :-)Robin Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208142626285495635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-36197040060359724152012-05-09T09:13:08.494-04:002012-05-09T09:13:08.494-04:00Thanks for the review of Player Piano. I read it y...Thanks for the review of Player Piano. I read it years ago when I was in college and remember that some people called it science fiction. It is not science fiction at all but a satirical description of our technological modern life with its dehumanizing characteristics. It is more true today after 60 years than it was when it was published in 1952. I think it should be a required read for any thoughtful American or citizen of a first world country.<br /><br />Vonnegut is one of those prophetic men and woman which UU draws from as one of its six sources. I wonder how many UUs take him and his work seriously?Jeff Danielsnoreply@blogger.com